Fort Davis
Fort Davis is a Civil War earthwork that was constructed for the Defense of Washington. It is located in the Fort Davis neighborhood.- Type: Park
- Description: park in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Fort Davis Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include District of Columbia Public Library-Francis Gregory Neighborhood Branch and Cedar Hill Cemetery.
District of Columbia Public Library-Francis Gregory Neighborhood Branch
Library
Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library is part of the District of Columbia Public Library System. It was originally opened to the public in 1961. A new building on the same site, designed by award-winning architect David Adjaye, opened on June 19, 2012.
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Cemetery
Cedar Hill Cemetery, previously known as Forest Lake Cemetery, and also formerly Nonesuch Plantation, is a cemetery located in Suitland, Maryland.
Naylor Road station
Metro station
Naylor Road station is an island-platformed Washington Metro station in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland, United States. The station was opened on January 13, 2001, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Davis and Fairfax Village.
Fort Davis
Neighborhood
Fort Davis is a residential neighborhood located in southeast Washington, D.C., on the border between the District of Columbia and Maryland. It is bounded by Southern Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue SE, and Alabama Avenue SE/Bowen Road SE. Fort Davis Park abuts the western corner of the neighborhood.
Fairfax Village
Neighborhood
Fairfax Village is a small neighborhood of garden style condominiums and townhouses located in southeast Washington, D.C. It is bounded by Alabama Avenue SE, Suitland Road SE, Pennsylvania Avenue SE, and Southern Avenue SE.
Buena Vista
Neighborhood
Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States, are distinguished by their history, culture, architecture, demographics, and geography.
Fort Davis
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.86678° or 38° 52′ 0″ north
Longitude
-76.95098° or 76° 57′ 4″ west
Elevation
292 feet (89 metres)
Open location code
87C5V28X+PJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
“Fort Davis” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fort Davis (parke)”
- Cebuano: “Fort Davis”
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